J.R. Smith's wife gave birth to baby girl five months early

J.R. Smith

J.R. Smith, left, will be sidelined indefinitely with a fractured thumb.

(Brandon Dill, Associated Press)

NEW YORK -- J.R. Smith's wife gave birth prematurely to the couple's baby daughter, Dakota, who came five months early and weighs one pound, the couple announced Saturday.

Smith and Jewel Harris, his wife, said on Uninterrupted that Dakota is five days old. Smith has not been traveling with the Cavs on their road trip and was not at their home game Wednesday against the Bulls. He could be out three months following right thumb surgery.

"We know we're not the only family going through this, who has been through this or who will ever go through it," Smith's wife says on Uninterrupted, the on-line video platform for athletes created by LeBron James. "That's why we decided to share what we've been going through with you guys. Please keep us in your prayers and we'll do the same for everybody else."

Dakota is the Smith family's third daughter. They provide no other information about Dakota in the video.

Also in the video, Smith thanks fans for checking in about his fractured thumb and says it "is what it is."